George Wallington Quintet-1956- Original Prestige
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“Jazz For The Carriage Trade”- Original Prestige LP-The Holy Grail for Bop Jazz Collectors
During 1956-57 trumpeter Donald Byrd and altoist Phil Woods (both important up-and-coming players) were regular members of pianist George Wallington’s quintet. Bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Art Taylor complete the group on a program that includes three standards (”Our Delight,” “Our Love Is Here to Stay” and “What’s New”), a pair of Woods originals (”Together We Wail” and “But George”) and Frank Foster’s “Foster Dulles.” The music falls between bebop and hard bop with Woods sounding quite strong while Byrd comes across as a promising (but not yet mature) youngster. A fine example of this somewhat forgotten but talented group, easily recommended to bop collectors.
